A Dark and Seriously Stormy Night
I complain about winter weather a lot, so maybe it’s time to complain about something else: Spring weather. Yes, spring arrived, kind of, like the proverbial lion. The last […]
Tag: severe weather
Let’s Go Over That Driving Thing Again
I contend that DWS (Driving While Stupid) should be a death penalty offense. Of course, DWS isn’t illegal to begin with, but we have to start somewhere. Look, I’ve done foolish things while driving. I […]
Twister Tales Make Scary Stories
The Governor of Indiana proclaimed March 13-19 to be Tornado Preparedness Week. He used to call it Tornado Awareness Week, but a conspiracy theory emerged that without awareness we might not have noticed tornadoes in […]
Snow Spoiled
Okay, so, we survived the Snowstorm of ’22. That just isn’t as catchy as the Blizzard of ’78, but it never quite got to blizzard status–it was just a regular snowstorm. At least, it was […]
Tornado Season–Twisted Twisters, or: Breaking Winds
Some say the best advice you can give people when it comes to tornadoes is to keep your insurance paid up and update your will. I prefer to be a little more optimistic. Still, my […]
Nope. Still don’t wanna build a snowman.
I wrote this back in February of last year, and for some reason I started thinking of it again this weekend. Really, it works best if you have the music playing in the background while […]
How I Ruined Winter … For Almost Everyone
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I love January! Said no one, ever. Okay, some people actually do love winter, which just goes to show you: Northern Indiana needs better mental health screening. I used […]
It Will Be A Dark And Stormy Night
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been complaining about winter weather in a lot of my columns, so I thought maybe it was time to complain about something else: Spring weather. Yes, spring […]
Dear Sandy
Hurricanes are not funny. Sandy was definitely not funny. My heart and prayers go out for those who have lost loved ones, had their homes destroyed or had their lives disrupted. But humor helps us […]
Things That Make Me Wonder How We Ever Beat the British
On the BBC News report a reporter was interviewing an individual named Chad who, on his way home from work, decided to film a rather large and destructive tornado in Indiana. The reporter who seem […]